xiv, 189 pages : 24 cm

"Drawing on social, cognitive, and curricular theory foundations, Freedman offers a conceptual framework for teaching the visual arts from a cultural standpoint. Chapters discuss: visual culture in a democracy; aesthetics in curriculum; philosophical and historical considerations; recent changes in the field of art history; connections between art, student development, and cognition; interpretation of art inside and outside of school; the role of fine arts in curriculum; technology and teaching; television as the national curriculum; student artistic production and assessment, and much more"--Http://www.naea-reston.org/publications-list.html

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-180) and index

The professional field: theorizing visual culture in education -- Finding meaning in aesthetics: the interdependence of form, feeling, and knowing -- The social life of art: the importance of connecting the past with the present -- Art and cognition: knowing visual culture -- Interpreting visual culture: constructing concepts for curriculum -- Curriculum as process: visual culture and democratic education -- Art.edu: technological images, artifacts, and communities -- Contributing to visual culture: student artistic production and assessment

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